O'Connell sent a letter to members of the Metro Council stating that James should not be allowed to vote until he resolves the conflict.

"This is a surprise to him. Everyone on the council, when he was elected, knew where he worked. Mike O'Connell knew where he worked. He is currently trying to resolve the situation," said Metro Council spokesman Tony Hyatt.

Hyatt also noted that James and Councilman Tom Owen, who is a professor at the university, have abstained from every vote involving UofL.

O'Connell said the discovery was made after an inquiry into whether two Louisville Metro Police Department officers could run and hold elected office and still serve as officers. The county attorney's office opinion was that they could not.

AND I'M RICK VAN HOOSE. THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY CONTENDS DAVID JAMES CAN'T HOLD DOWN BOTH POSITIONS AT THE SAME TIME. WLKY'S STEVE BURGIN JOINS US LIVE WITH THE LATE BREAKING DETAILS ON THE CONTROVERSY. DAVID JAMES HAS PRESENTED METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2010. IN A LETTER DATED TODAY, COUNTY ATTORNEY MICHAEL O'CONNELL SAYS HIS OFFICE JUST RECENTLY LEARNED JAMES ALSO WORKS FOR U OF L'S DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY. THAT LETTER HAS BEEN SENT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL JACK CONWAY CHARGING THE TWO OFFICES ARE INCOMPATIBLE...IN OTHER WORDS HE CAN'T HOLD BOTH POSITIONS AT THE SAME TIME. BILL WARNER, WHO REPRESENTS JAMES SAYS O'CONNELL'S ACTION SMACKS OF A QUOTE POLITICAL VENDETTA. O'CONNELL ALSO SENT OFF A MEMO TO METRO COUNCIL STATING JAMES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON METRO COUNCIL MATTERS UNTIL JAMES RESOLVES THE CONFLICT. JAMES IS CURRENTLY A MAJOR WITH THE U OF L POLICE DEPARTMENT.. HE'S BEEN THERE SINCE 2008. O'CONNELL HAS BEEN COUNTY ATTORNEY SINCE 2008. METRO COUNCIL SPOKESMAN TONY HYATT SAYS JAMES HAS ABSTAINED FROM VOTING ON ANY ISSUE RELATED TO U OF L. THE A-G'S OFFICE CONFIRMS RECEIVING O'CONNELL'S LETTER AND IS NOW REVIEWING IT. WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THIS STORY AT SIX. STEVE BURGIN WLIY

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